How to turn off suggested replies in Microsoft Teams

Suggested replies in Microsoft Teams can help you save time and quickly respond to messages without typing.

Responding to messages and emails takes up a lot of time. And, often, these replies may only need to be a quick confirmation or standard reply. How many times have you typed something like “That’s great, thanks”, or “That works for me”, or just “Yes”?

Suggested replies can cut down the time you spend replying to messages.

Suggested replies in Microsoft Teams

This feature is turned on by default – so you may have seen them pop up on Teams as you reply to your colleagues. To use them, simply tap on the option you wish to send, and it’ll automatically send it to the person or group you’re chatting with.

However, you may not want to see suggested replies on your screen. And if this is the case, keep reading or watch our handy video to learn how you can turn off suggested replies in Teams.




How to switch off suggested replies in Microsoft Teams.

  1. Open Teams and select the three dots (…) to open Settings.
  2. Scroll down to Suggested Replies and uncheck the box to turn off suggested replies. Your suggested replies will now vanish from your Teams chats.

You can turn off suggested replies in Microsoft Teams

Tip: If your suggested replies still appear after you’ve switched them off. Log out of Teams and back in again.


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